The Indianapolis journal., 1887-09-26

The banner church of the conference was
Centenary Church. Rev a. j. Talbotts charge,
which raised ST. 1892. Meridian street was sec
ond with 500
Rev. T. H. Willis, pastorof Wesley Chapel,
New Albany, was to have preached the mission
aFy sermon, but he explained that In the nu-
merous addresses to the conference mission
ary matters all his lines of thought had been
followed out by one or the other Of the speakers
and in consequence mis- sermon had been heard.
His text WAS, 20, that my words
were row written! o that they were printed in
a book That they craven with an iron
pen and lead in the rock forever! For know
that my Redeemer liveth." He said that the
book of Job has universally been considered the
greatest book in literary way IN the sacred
canon. 1t is supposed TO have been written be-
fore the origin of the Jewish race. 1t may have
been born outside of the jewish fold, but it is
the child of the God of the Jews. and 1t is the
heritage of the human 1t has been called
the book OF human experience
The man who uttered these words wanted
them preserved. He wanted them written He
wanted them printed, probably in some public
record where matters of Importance we're pre-
served. Then, the thought of the perishable
nature of these records came to him, he wished
that they might be craven the solid rocks
and filled in with lead that they might live for
ever.
What was the utterance which he wished to
preserve? 81 know that my rsdeemer liveth."
1t is good thing to know that-better than to
hope it or to trust it. Consciousness is the only
certain knowledge It is impossible to deny it.
The religion of Jesus Christ comes within the
domain of consciousness. II am glad Of it for
two reasons: First, the masses are thus enabled
to know it. They would not be able to if
it had to be learned by study,
by abstruse Investigations by
deep reasoning. Second because we want
clearer and stronger proof of it tnan can be given
by historical research. If | had no higher evil
dence of the truth of Christianity than those
furnished by history and science would have
fallen from grace long ago. L have met the
arguments OF the world and felt myself waver,
but then there came back that power from OH
high and knew that it was true
as as weli as :, knew my own v?.h being, ne:
toohaehe ss @.re met by man some s''h learnes nes
person who demonstrated to him by the laws of
anatomy and physical force that there could be
no such thing But as the reason of the afflicted
man gives way before the learned argument, his
tooth gives a twinge, and he answers, Sir.
cannot answer your argument, but know there
is such thing as tooth ache, because have got
it. So to the Christian. who is assaied by the
hosts of doubt and infdelity, comes the unseen
but not unknown power. and he answers back.
cannot meet your argument but know that
there is salvation, for / have got it. / am glad
that God has put argument in the mouth OF
the humblest Christian that is unanswerable.
We have had the testimony of this conscious
ness in all the years since our Savior came,
clear and distinct. The Apostle Paul testifes
not to beliefs, but to facts in the story of his
conversion. Thousands of our people have testi-
fed to it. 1t is often said that our
people die well. 1t is good
thing to live we'll and it is a good thing to
die WE'LL You have heard the testimony of those
who know that their Redeemer liveth in the
elsewhere hundreds of times We cannot reject
these faithful witnesses. We must accept their
testimony. II we could conceive a mighty
tribunal of all the souls who have lived in all
ages, aud the question were put, is Christianity
true2 they would answer back in great chorus
that would sweep round the world ana echo
through the depths of infinite space, 1 know
that my Redeemer liveth." 5t